fustian

Questions about fustian

What does fustian mean?

fustian means "pompous or pretentious talk or writing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fustian?

fustian has 3 syllables: fus-ti-an. The stress falls on "fus". In IPA it is /ˈfʌˌstiən/.

What is another word for fustian?

Close synonyms include bombast, rant, claptrap, blah. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fustian a common word?

fustian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.